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Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in New South Wales public hospitals was 86 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 59 days.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

16 public hospitals in New South Wales reported myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

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13 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 59 days marks the national median.

Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank Hospital Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
1 Nepean Hospital 58 days not published 36 surgeries
2 The Children's Hospital at Westmead 111 days not published 17 surgeries
3 Maitland Hospital 282 days not published 14 surgeries
unranked Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital not published not published 8 surgeries
unranked Campbelltown Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Coffs Harbour Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Dubbo Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Gosford Hospital not published not published 6 surgeries
unranked John Hunter Hospital not published not published 9 surgeries
unranked Kurri Kurri Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Orange Health Service not published not published not published
unranked Prince of Wales Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Royal North Shore Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Royal Prince Alfred Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Tamworth Hospital not published not published not published
unranked Wollongong Hospital not published not published not published
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The median wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in New South Wales public hospitals was 86 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.

Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/nsw/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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